Last Day

Dear Class,

What a nice surprise you had for me today! The flowers are beautiful and I appreciate them very much. I'm very sorry for our time together to end because I enjoyed being with you so much. You are a group of very talented, smart, and caring individuals, and I think you will be very successful in the business world. Please stay in touch and let me know if I can help you in any way with English. And remember mi casa es su casa.

Hope you like the photos. Some of mine are blurry. If you have any to add to our page, please do!

I will miss you.

Brenda

Writing Exams

Hi Class,

In general your writing tests were rather disappointing, although some of you handled the topics well.

Here are some common mistakes I found on your writing exams. I think you would like to know how to correct them, so I’m putting this on the blog for everyone. Please study this list so that you won’t make these mistakes again.

I will meet you tomorrow around 11:30 to go over your grades for the third partial. I hope all of you can come so we can take a group photo and say goodbye. I have really enjoyed working with you this semester. Best of luck as you finish your career here. I will always remember you!

Brenda

I knowed the last week you get a takeover with I know that last week you were taken over by

I send you many kiss This comment is not at all appropriate for a business letter of any sort!

To telling you to tell you

I decide made I decided to make

…put and other line in white leave another line blank (en blanco = blank, not “in white”)

To can be more formal to be….

I miss you don’t have and inconvenient to do this changes I hope it is not inconvenient for you to make these changes

The reason of my letter due to I already have the draft copy I am writing about the draft copy of my invitation

It have it has

I know is really difficult I know it is…

Make business do business

I need speak I need to speak (need to, want to, have to, hope to)

Please attending Please attend

As possible as soon as soon as possible

Some companies has …have

I very happy I’m very happy

I want that you make I want you to make

Invitation have … has

Don’t forget put don’t forget to put

The reason because I am writing Omit “because”

This letter is for ask you …to ask you

It’s a pleasure I organize It’s a pleasure for me to organize

In participate in participating

Near of the place where realizing the event near the place where the event takes place

The number fly the flight number

For that you can so that = para que

I’m need that you contact I need you to contact

You can say me? Can you tell me?

With he with him

Every information all information

Teen Millionaire

Hi Class,
I saw a video online that I think you would enjoy. It may even inspire some of you entrepreneurs. Here's the site:

http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/52250/teen-millionaire

Check it out!

Brenda

The End of Second Partial

Hello Class,

As you know, this is the last week of the second partial.

Before Friday, April 11, you must post to your blog two reflections, one for last week and another for this week.

We will have a reading comprehension quiz tomorrow, April 8.

You will also have a listening quiz this week.

Your grammar test is scheduled for Monday, April 14. I would like to meet with you the following day, April 15, to go over your test and your grade for the second partial.

Please remember that I have to record your grades by Wednesday; therefore, you must get all your assignments completed on time. I cannot accept any late work.

Keep working hard!

Brenda

Missed Class on March 31

Hi Class,
I'm very sorry I had to miss class this morning. I had an appointment to go to Immigration for my visa at 8:30, and we didn't finish there until 12:30.

You should have posted two things on your blog by last Sunday:
1) your letter about the Hershey dilemma;
2) your reflections about the first week of the second partial.

If you have not done this yet, I will extend the deadline until tomorrow (Tuesday) night, to make up for my missing class today. :)

In Unit 13 we will study reported speech. There is a very good website that explains this topic quite well and gives a practice quiz. Just copy and paste the link in your address bar.

Here are the links:

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/reported_speech.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm


See you tomorrow!

Brenda

Important!

Hello Class,
Please remember that we will finish Unit 11 tomorrow.

I will meet you at 9 on Wednesday in our classroom for the listening and reading evaluations.

Your first partial test is scheduled for March 6, and I have to post your grades by March 8. I cannot accept any late work.

Your writing evaluation will consist of your CV and your reflections of the first partial period, units 9 -11. Please include comments about how you feel about using the blog, working with a native teacher, our classroom dynamics, and anything outside of class that you are doing to improve your English. The reflections must be posted to your blog by March 4 in order for me to complete your continuous evaluation on time. I will not have time to read anything after March 4; however, I will check to see that you have made the corrections that I suggest.

Good luck in preparing for your tests.

Brenda

Conditional Sentences

Hi Class,
Here's an interesting site to practice using conditional sentences:

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_conditionals1.htm

Please take a few minutes to practice!

Brenda

Punctuation

Hello class,

After reading through your blogs, I realized that many of you need to study rules for punctuation. Here is a good website to review: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/category/punctuation/

Please pay close attention to the section on the comma splice.

If you find this site helpful, you might like to go to the home page and review other topics.

I hope you find this helpful.

Brenda

Make Your Own Comic Strip!

Hello everyone

In class today I will show you how to create your own comic strip.
Here is the link http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php For homework, please create a comic strip and use conditional sentences in your talk or thought balloons. When you finish, please email your comic strip to me. Remember the patterns for conditional sentences:

present tense in IF; "will" in RESULT clause
past tense in IF: "would or could" in RESULT
had + past participle in IF; "would have or could have" in RESULT

If someone figures out how to post the comics to your blogs, please tell all of us.

Brenda

Class on Valentine's Day

Hello everyone

I checked with the head of the English Department about your request to miss class on Thursday. You have two options for Thursday.

(1) Come to class, listen to (maybe sing) love songs, and have a conversation with me. This will count as a speaking evaluation. I will be in class as usual.

(2) Prepare the speaking section on page 89 in the red book and present it in class on Friday.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Brenda

Metodologia de evaluacion

Hello students

Please read the following and send me a message on your blog that you have read it. Thank you.
See you in class.


METODOLOGÍA DE EVALUACIÓN 2008-2 PRIMER Y SEGUNDO PERIODO

Evaluación del lenguajeEvaluación Parcial Departamental
Sección de reconocimiento 30%
Sección de producción 20% 50%

Evaluación de las abilidades lingüísticas del idioma
Listening 10%
Speaking 10%
Reading 10% 30%

Evaluación del Portafolio de Evidencias Lingüísticas (PEL)
*Estructura del Portafolio de Evidencias Linguisticas

Writing y Blog 20% 100% Calificación Parcial

TERCER PERIODO
Examen BEC 50%
Presentación final 50% 100% Calificación Parcial

ASISTENCIA: El alumno debe cumplir con el 80 % de asistencia como mínimo para poder tener derecho a la evaluación mencionada en la metodología. Por lo anterior, solo le permite tener 4 faltas por periodo. Si el alumno excede del límite no podrá presentar su evaluación de periodo.

AUSENCIA GRUPAL: Sí el grupo se ausentara mas de 3 ocasiones a lo largo del semestre, quedaran fuera del curso normal y tendrán que presentar Examen a Titulo de Suficiencia según reglamento interno.

10 MINUTOS DE TOLERANCIA: Por acuerdo de academia, no se permitirá el acceso al salón de clase a los alumnos que lleguen después de 10 minutos después de la hora de inicio de la sesión.

EL LIBRO Y CUADERNO DE TRABAJO: El alumno debe cubrir las unidades propuestas por cada parcial en su totalidad para tener derecho a las evaluaciones de habilidad.

BLOG: Sí el alumno no muestra las evidencias de su trabajo en el BLOG no podrá presentar el examen que corresponde al examen departamental correspondiente en cada periodo.

LABORATORIOS: La entrada al laboratorio será posible únicamente con credencial autorizada de la coordinación de inglés del plantel. Se firmara una carta responsiva sobre el cuidado y mantenimiento del equipo que se le designe. Nota importante: El alumno debe de abstenerse de consumir alimentos dentro del salón de clase y el laboratorio así como de manipular cualquier aparato electrónico que lo distraiga de las actividades escolares, de lo contrario será acreedor a una sanción.

ENTERADO

Brenda LoPotro ALUMNO: _____________________________

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